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Eight walking and cycling organisations have called for an end to building new roads in Scotland and to provide more street space for people on foot and bikes.

Dundee City Council is to consider accelerating its current demolition programme and the disposal of surplus property as part of plans to tackle a predicted £3.5 million overspend in a council service area. The prediction is revealed in a new report which is set to be discussed by council

More than 50 new council homes are to be built in Cambuslang.

Staff at CMS Window Systems embarked on a sustained programme to improve the natural environment surrounding its main production facilities and HQ as the firm kicked off its first ever ‘Wellbeing Week’. Amy Ledger (2nd from left) with colleagues during the ‘big litter pick’ a

Housing minister Kevin Stewart has officially opened a new £8 million housing development located in Blairgowrie. Delivering 71 high-quality rural homes, the newly-built Blackthorn Place is a joint project between Hillcrest Homes and Perth & Kinross Council.

A team from Heriot-Watt University has reached the final of an international competition to build a solar-powered house.

Global real estate advisor CBRE and joint agent Ryden have secured another two new occupiers for Grade A office development 9 George Square in Glasgow on behalf of landlord EPIC.

Developers are being encouraged to do more to help butterflies, bees and other pollinators in our towns and cities.

Mosaic Architecture + Design has submitted planning applications for the conversion and change of use of the former ‘Teacher’ building at Glasgow’s St Enoch Square into a whisky-themed bar/restaurant with 25 serviced apartments on the upper floors.

Furniture and fit-out company Havelock International has been acquired out of administration for an undisclosed sum by contract furniture specialist Deanestor. The long-established Havelock Europa business was listed on the main London Stock Exchange for 31 years, from 1987 to 2018 with a peak turno

Construction industry integrated services provider eGroup said it has strengthened across all areas of the business with a raft of new appointments to support further growth in its key markets. (from left) Kerry Stewart, John Skinner, Elaine Titmuss, Daniel Cow, Phillip Murphy, Mark Tartaglia, Kelly

Glasgow Housing Association (GHA) has started work on a second development of flats for affordable rent in Glasgow’s Merchant City.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served a Statutory Improvement Notice on Thistle Housing Association in relation to its management of asbestos. The safety body took the action on August 22 after it decided that Thistle had failed to comply with regulations on the control of asbestos.

Harper Macleod’s Lewis Kemp looks at a recent case which has taken a new approach to dealing with the problematic application of prescription in construction cases. The traditional understanding of the law of prescription in Scotland, which extinguishes certain rights and obligations after the

Chief planning officers (CPOs) in Scottish local authorities should be empowered to engage early with other local government and public services to help build sustainable communities that will improve people’s health and wellbeing as well as save council funds, the director of RTPI Scotland ha